Townshend, Aurelian · published 1631 · first performed or written 1632 [Jan 8] (Annals) masque · before the Court unassigned nearest T12 Olympian gods: Jupiter, Juno, Venus and · 501 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T12: iupiter, saturn, iuno, venus, gods, mars, earth, titan, love, fair.
Straight Cedar, that hast stood, The shock of many a wind: The top of this Tall wood, By a high hand designed Subdued by Alba's Eyes, Come down Loves Sacrifice! Great ALBA though each Grandee here, At this High Court of thine, Like a true Liege Man doth appear, And offers at thy Shrine: It is no Conquest for thine Eyes, When petty Princes fall, That are some single Beauty's prize, Or a lone virtue's Thrall: Here comes the trophy of thy praise, The Monarch of these Isles, The Mirror of thy Cheerful Rays, And Glory of thy Smiles: The Virtues and the Graces all, Must meet in one, when such Stars full. Blessed Pair whose prayers like Incense rise, Opening, and pulling down the Skies Take your Reward! just as ye met, So hand in hand live many a Day, And may your Virtuous minds beget Issue that never shall decay, And so be fruitful every way. May Plenty Proteus like appear, Varying your Pleasures every year: we five come freely to impart, Such favours as we can afford: One gives his ᵃ Hand, the next his ᵇ Heart, The third her c Robe, the fourth her ᵈ Sword, The fifth full many a ᵉ Suppliant Word. And to fulfil your future Bliss, Sweet Peace salutes you with a Kiss. Frighted by Day; And in the Night diseased, I fled to Heaven, and left the World displeased. Find Men that strive more for a Province there, Then looking upward to possess a Sphere. Yet vanquished and Victorious, both at last, Their weary Limbs, on my soft Bed would cast. lions, and Lambs together lie, When lovely Peace stands smiling by Temples and Towns by thy staid hand, First learn to Rise, And then to Stand. 'Tis not the Laurel Tree that brings, Anointing Oil for sacred Kings: Those Princes see the happiest Days, Whose Olive Branches stand for bays. Arms are laid by: Early and late, The traveler goes safe to Bed: Men eat and Drink in Massy Plate, And are with Dainties daily fed. Why should this I'll above the rest, Be made (great Gods) the halcyon's nest? Imperious Peace herself Descends Then here our search, and wonder ends, we'll steal away Earth's Rulers, stay! Doth soft Peace call? Yes: and will straight employ ye All. How, and wherein? Give ear, your Charge doth now begin. Neptune to Sea, And let no Sail, Meet Albion's Fleet, But make it veil. Bellona Arm, That Foes may see, Their Lilies kept by lions be. Their fruitful fields (Cebele) make Pay Centuple for all they take. And let Both Indies (Pluto) meet, And lay their wealth at Alba's feet. When Peace commands such pleasing things, From Love and Time we'll steal their wings. Loaden with Wealth and Honour may, These God's return to crown this Day, And MARY-CHARLES whose minds within, And Bodies make but Hymen's Twin, Long live they so, And Breast, to Breast, May Angels sing them to their Rest.
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Streight Cedar, that hast stood, The shock of many a wind: The top of this Tall wood, By a high hand design'd Subdu'd by ALBAS Eyes, Come downe Loves Sacrifice! Great ALBA though eche Grande heere, At this High Court of thine, Like a true Liege Man doth appeere, And offers at thy Shryne: It is no Conquest for thine Eyes, When petty Princes fall, That are some single Beauties pryse, Or a lone Vertues Thrall: Heere comes the Trophe of thy prayse, The Monarch of these Iles, The Mirror of thy Cheerfull Rayes, And Glory of thy Smyles: The Vertues and the Graces all, Must meete in one, when such Starrs full. Bles't Payre whose prayers like Incence rise, Opening, and pulling downe the Skies Take your Reward! Iust as yee mett, So hand in hand live many a Day, And may your Vertuous minds beget Issue that never shall decay, And so be fruitfull every way. May Plenty Proteus like appeare, Varying your Pleasures every yeare: Wee five come freely to impart, Such favors as we can afforde: One gives hisa Hand, the next hisb Heart, The third herc Robe, the fourth herd Sword, The fifth full many ae Suppliant Word. And to fulfill your future Blisse, Sweete Peace salutes you with a Kisse. Frighted by Day; And in the Night diseas'd, I fled to Heaven, and left the World displeas'd. Fnd Men that strive more for a Province there, Then looking vpward to possesse a Sphere. Yet vanquish't and Victorious, both at last, Their weary Limmes, on my soft Bed would cast. Lyons, and Lambs togeather lye, When Lovly Peace stands smiling by Temples and Townes by thy stay'd hand, First learne to Rise, And then to Stand. 'Tis not the Laurel Tree that brings, Anointing Oyle for sacred Kings: Those Princes see the happiest Dayes, Whose Olive Branches stand for Bayes. Armes are layd by: Earely and late, The Traueller goes safe to Bed: Men eate and Drinke in Massie Plate, And are with Deinties dayly fed. Why should this Ile aboue the rest, Be made (great Gods) the Halcions nest? Imperious Peace her selfe Descends Then here our search, and wonder ends, Wee'l steale away Earths Rulers, stay! Doth soft Peace call? Yes: and will streight employ yee All. How, and wherein? Give eare, your Charge doth now begin. Nptune to Sea, And let no Sayle, Meete ALBIONS Fleete, But make it veile. Bellona Arme, That Foes may see, Their Lillies kept by Lyons be. Their fruitfull fields (Cebele) make Pay Centupl for all they take. And let Both Indies (Pluto) meete, And lay their wealth at ALBAS feete. When Peace commands such pleasing things, From Love and Time wee'l steale their wings. Loaden with Wealth and Honor may, These Gods returne to crowne this Day, And MARY-CHARLES whose mindes within, And Bodyes make but Hymens Twin, Long live they so, And Brest, to Brest, May Angels sing them to their Rest.